Rethera komarovi
Rethera komarovi, the madder hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Hugo Christoph in 1885. It is found in south-western Europe, Asia Minor, Afghanistan, Turkestan, Iran and Iraq.
The wingspan is 55–65 mm for subspecies R. k. komarovi and 65–81 mm for subspecies R. k. manifica. Adults are on wing from mid-April to mid-June.
Larvae have been recorded on Rubia and Galium species.
Subspecies
- Rethera komarovi komarovi, western, central, eastern and southern Turkey, Transcaucasia, Lebanon, northern Jordan, northern Iraq, Armenia, northern Iran, southern Turkmenistan, southern Uzbekistan
- Rethera komarovi boguta
- Rethera komarovi manifica
- ''Rethera komarovi stipularis''